Take Me To The Moon - Facts And Info About Our Nearest Neighbour

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How high can you jump on the Moon?
The gravitational field of the Moon at its surface only

162.2 cm/sec/sec
----------------- = 0.16
983 cm /sec/sec
or about 1/6th of what we feel on the surface of Earth in terms of the acceleration of gravity, so this means that for the same energy expended, you should be able to jump about 6 times higher. I can jump about 20 inches, so that means on the Moon I could jump 6 x 20 = 120 inches or 10 feet straight up!
http://www.astronomycafe.net/qadir/q1247.html
http://www.daviddarling.info/childrens_encyclopedia/Moon_QA.html

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http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/9-12/index.html

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http://www.solarviews.com/eng/moon.htm

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Experiments performed by Apollo astronauts were able to confirm that the moon does have a very thin atmosphere.

The Moon has an atmosphere, but it is very tenuous. Gases in the lunar atmosphere are easily lost to space. Because of the Moon's low gravity, light atoms such as helium receive sufficient energy from solar heating that they escape in just a few hours. Heavier atoms take longer to escape, but are ultimately ionized by the Sun's ultraviolet radiation, after which they are carried away from the Moon by solar wind.
Because of the rate at which atoms escape from the lunar atmosphere, there must be a continuous source of particles to maintain even a tenuous atmosphere. Sources for the lunar atmosphere include the capture of particles from solar wind and the material released from the impact of comets and meteorites. For some atoms, particularly helium and argon, outgassing from the Moon's interior may also be a source.

http://spacemath.gsfc.nasa.gov/weekly/4Page26.pdf
http://lunarscience.arc.nasa.gov/kids/moon_air

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When the Moon, earth and Sun are in a straight line, their gravitational fields act together, causing king tides. These occur every two weeks, as the moon revolves around the Earth.

Eclipses (solar or lunar) occur when the Earth, Moon and Sun are in an almost exact straight line. They're sort of in a straight line every new and full Moon, but because the plane of the Moon's orbit around the Earth is slightly tilted relative to the plane of the Earth's orbit around the Sun, they don't usually line up exactly enough to make an eclipse.

http://www.llun.net/astronomy/MoonEarthSun.html

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The correct answer is 68 km. The crust of the Moon is approximately 68 km thick. This is based on scientific studies and data collected from lunar missions. The Moon's crust is composed of various types of rock and is thinner compared to the Earth's crust. Understanding the thickness of the Moon's crust is important for studying its geological history and formation processes.

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Many astronomers think that the Moon was formed after a Mars-sized object smashed into Earth over four and a half billion years ago. This collision caused material from both Earth and the colliding object to be thrown into orbit around Earth. This material eventually gathered together to form the Moon. At first the Moon was closer to Earth than it is now. Over time, it gradually moved farther away. The Moon is still moving away from Earth at a rate of about 1.5 inches or 3.8 centimeters a year.

http://lunarscience.arc.nasa.gov/kids/moonform

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By studying data from rocks that the Apollo astronauts brought back from the Moon, scientists have found that the Moon is about four and a half billion years old, which makes it about the same age as Earth. The rocks to the right are among the oldest rocks brought back from the Moon.

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/time/moon/facts.htm

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his evening the waxing crescent Moon will have aged by three days since its conjunction with the Sun. About one-eighth of its apparent disc will be well illuminated. The rest of it should be detectable due to earthshine. Artists and philosophers have long deemed this to be the most pleasing shape of the Moon.

The three-day-old Moon has traditionally been known as Diana's Bow (as in bow & arrow.) Diana was a beautiful virgin goddess in the ancient Roman pantheon (Artemis to the Greeks.) She was believed to rule both hunting and the Moon. Hence, her using a crescent Moon as a bow for her arrow combines aspects of her two domains. In Disney's 1940 classic animated feature, Fantasia, she is depicted in just that pose.

http://cs.astronomy.com/asycs/forums/p/13795/271002.aspx

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The moon takes roughly a month to complete its cycle. This is known as the lunar month or the synodic month. During this time, the moon goes through its different phases, starting from the new moon, then waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, third quarter, and finally waning crescent before starting the cycle again. Each phase lasts for about a week, resulting in a total cycle of approximately 29.5 days.